Maple trees in urban environments show signs of stress due to the urban heat island effect. Impervious surfaces like pavement retain heat and disrupt water absorption, stressing trees and making them ...

If you notice bare branches on your maple tree this spring or observe a sudden leaf drop, your tree may have an insect problem and the maple petiole borer may be the culprit. Although trees drop ...

Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

In between beach days and backyard barbecues, the end of summer is a good time to examine your trees for signs of hazardous invasive insects. The USDA has named August as Tree Check Month to encourage ...

Common tree pests fall into three main categories: defoliators such as tent caterpillars that eat leaves, borers like emerald ash borer that attack the wood of the tree, and sap suckers like scale ...

Most Iowans are familiar with the emerald ash borer and the insect’s threat to our foliage, but we’re also being asked to be on guard for another insect that’s equally as lethal to a much wider ...

A couple of recent, late June, incidents are reminders that gardeners need to be vigilant during the long, warm days of summer. Being cold-blooded, insects that are sluggish in cold weather become ...

Spotted lanternflies, the invasive pests that have spread across the Northeast after first appearing in Pennsylvania nearly a decade ago, may not be as harmful to forests and trees as initially feared ...

A prolonged cold spell has come to an abrupt end and the first above-freezing temperatures of spring have set both maple sap ...

In many parts of the country, gardeners move indoors as their outdoor plants shut down for months on end. Early spring is when many gardeners' patience is most tested, as they're looking to get ...

In Wilmington one doesn’t have to look hard to find a stressed maple tree - bare twigs, early leaf drop, and lichen in the canopy are just some of the indicators your maple isn’t growing vigorously.